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U.S. Navy?s New Carrier has Elevators problems?

serfserf Member Posts: 9,217 ✭✭✭✭
edited July 2019 in General Discussion
Yep they can't supply bombs and other ammunition to the planes. They are still unable to figure it out and need experts to short it out as of July 2, 2019.

serf

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-02/costliest-carrier-was-delivered-without-elevators-to-lift-bombs

The Advanced Weapons Elevators, which are moved by magnets rather than cables, were supposed to be installed by the vessel?s original delivery date in May 2017. Instead, final installation was delayed by problems including four instances of unsafe ?uncommanded movements? since 2015, according to the Navy.
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2019/07/02/Navy-turns-to-outside-experts-to-fix-Ford-carriers-elevator-problems/7981562075372/

The ship, designated as CVN 78, has encountered years of delays and cost overruns for the first new design for an aircraft carrier since the Nimitz-class debuted in 1975.

Follow-on ships in the class already under construction are the John F. Kennedy and the Enterprise, with planning for the unnamed CVN 81 in progress.
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  • WarbirdsWarbirds Member Posts: 16,938 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I don?t know anything about building boats or magnetic elevator technology but this seems like something you could prototype and work out 99% of the details on shore, oh 4 or 5 years ago.

    PS- I did used to work for Ellen Lord (mentioned in the Bloomberg article- She is a sharp cookie.
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  • Smitty500magSmitty500mag Member Posts: 13,623 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm glad they didn't have that problem during WWII.
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  • discusdaddiscusdad Member Posts: 11,427 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    what did they use before----a dumb waiter system? or 1 really big Pez
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  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    interesting that old tech simply worked ...even under battle conditions ...and new tech....call the Maytag man ????
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  • bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    try to picture those things contractors use on the side of a house that you get in and push a button, and the thing goes up with a scissor type cross beam set up.
    add cables and pulleys to it and that was what I remember on my carrier.
    Retired Naval Aviation
    Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
    Former NSSA All American
    Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
    MO, CT, VA.
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  • Sam06Sam06 Member Posts: 21,244 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    New Tech is always going to have bugs in it, they will figure it out or fix it. Yep its going to cost but that the cost of being a Super Power.
    RLTW

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  • babunbabun Member Posts: 11,038 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ...a quote from John Glen, rewrote into a movie line.........

    ""Rockhound: Hey Harry.
    Harry Stamper: What?
    Rockhound: You realize we're sitting on 45,000 pounds of fuel, one nuclear warhead and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder? Makes you feel good doesn't it?
    Harry: Yeah, Rock.""
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  • CaptFunCaptFun Member Posts: 16,678 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The mag catapults have major issues as well. It is sound technology, just the low bidder underestimated how much effort it would take to get it to milspec.
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